February 2000

February 2000

As far as taming the wilderness is concerned, we have planted the orchard at the bottom of the drive with an assortment of French apples, pears, plums and cherries. We'd have liked English ones, but chickened out because of uncertainty over which would stand the climate here.
The tracked wheelbarrow - a home-grown concoction - is proving wonderful for shifting everything about

We have also done the veg patch with a really wonderful contribution from la Voisine - hundred-year-old goat muck that is better than any commercial product I have seen!

D is very happy with our gooseberries and currants that are sprouting like there's no tomorrow. It'll probably snow and bring that glum thought true.

Nearer to home we have cleared a chunk of wilderness to make a new terrace into a glamour corner.
Of course I work just as hard as D, it's only that I have to keep stopping to take photos.

Let's see the next one is two gins and about 1800 seconds at F200!

Weather has been incredible as you can see - it's been boiling much of the time.

The big disaster amongst all this is that part of the maçon's wall has fallen down and will have to be rebuilt - it's the old bit that gave way he says: we are no longer on speaking terms -in fact he left his coat here and didn't dared to come back
for it!

On a smaller scale Sue's sunflower seeds are sprouting

As far as taming the wilderness is concerned, we have planted the orchard at the bottom of the drive with an assortment of French apples, pears, plums and cherries. We'd have liked English ones, but chickened out because of uncertainty over which would stand the climate here.	The tracked wheelbarrow - a home-grown concoction - is proving wonderful for shifting everything about
We have also done the veg patch with a really wonderful contribution from la Voisine - hundred-year-old goat muck that is better than any commercial product I have seen!	D is very happy with our gooseberries and currants that are sprouting like there's no tomorrow. It'll probably snow and bring that glum thought true.
Nearer to home we have cleared a chunk of wilderness to make a new terrace into a glamour corner.	Of course I work just as hard as D, it's only that I have to keep stopping to take photos.
Let's see the next one is two gins and about 1800 seconds at F200!	Weather has been incredible as you can see - it's been boiling much of the time.
The big disaster amongst all this is that part of the maçon's wall has fallen down and will have to be rebuilt - it's the old bit that gave way he says: we are no longer on speaking terms -in fact he left his coat here and didn't dared to come back for it!	On a smaller scale Sue's sunflower seeds are sprouting